Paul T. Jaeger, Ursula Gorham, John Carlo Bertot

Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes

Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Over the past thirty years, significant shifts in technology, political ideologies, and policy goals have resulted in an environment in which public libraries face the highest expectations to serve community needs against unprecedented political, economic, and policy challenges. Drawing on two decades of original research conducted by the authors, this book provides a data-driven examination of the interrelated impacts of political discourse and public policy processes on public libraries and the ways in which they are able to serve their communities, explaining the complex current circumstances and offering strategies for effectively creating a better future for public libraries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9781442233461
• ISBN-10: 144223346X
• Artikelnr.: 40108921

Autorenporträt

By Paul T. Jaeger; Ursula Gorham; John Carlo Bertot and Lindsay C. Sarin

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments List of Acronyms List of Figures and Tables Preface Chapter
1: Politics, Policies, and Public Libraries Chapter 2: The Development of
Public Libraries as a Public Good in the United States Chapter 3: The
Evolution of Policies Affecting Public Libraries in the Unites States
Chapter 4: Prevailing Governance and Economic Ideologies Chapter 5: Changes
in Public Libraries and Changes in Communities Chapter 6: Engagement and
Valuation of the Public Good Chapter 7: Demonstrating Library Value and
Advocating for Support Chapter 8: The Public Library in the Local Political
Process References About the Authors